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7.1 tons is about one-and-seven-tenths times as as a Hippopotamus.

In other words, it's 1.72 times the of a Hippopotamus, and the of a Hippopotamus is 0.581 times that amount.

(Hippopotamus amphibius) (adult, male)The average weight of an adult male hippopotamus ranges from 4.13 tons. Appearances to the contrary, adult hippos cannot swim or float in water; they actually move by leaping and walking across lake bottoms at about 8 kph (5 mph).